Ostensibly a blog about my novel in progress, but I'm bound to digress!

Thursday, 1 January 2009

01.01.09 Happy New Year

Wow seemed very strange putting '09' on this! Thought I'd report on the synopsis. Thanks for the support, I think I'm going to need it. I have written 7 pages - great you might think- but I've only made it into chapter 3!!! At this rate the synopsis will be 100 pages long! Methinks there must still be too much detail there. Not sure whether to continue and then pare it down from there or start again and be more ruthless!

Okay need to set a few deadlines to keep me focused - synopsis to be finished by end of February and the whole thing to be finished and ready to go in early March.

5 comments:

What a stunning present. Yes, I understand your problems with allegencies!

Go for the continue option and then pare it down. Although it seems the long option, I can see the other route as being one you might do again and again and still be unhappy with. But then that's how I would think! LOL

Happy New Year Su! And a BIG well done on getting your novel finished as not many writers do!

A tip on the synopsis from one who's been there and done that (and also is teaching about submissions this term!) - do a rough draft, highlight the most crucial, story-turning points and then edit, edit, edit. Most editors will instantly dismiss a synopsis that is morethan a couple of pages.

Also (and I'm sure you know this, but I'm putting it down for the record) - make surethe presentation of your manuscript, synopsis, covering letter and writer's bio are as perfect as possible. Double space the text, print on 1 side A4 and check rigourously for spelling/grammatical mistakes. And only send the 1st 3 chapters.

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A BRAG medallion™ Honoree.
Recently published my second novel 'A Rose of England'- available now from Amazon. This is the sequel to 'The Colour of Treason' which was published in 2011 and was awarded a BRAG medallion™. I am also working on an action adventure series also set in the fifteenth century. Member of The Frivolous Quill writing group. Member of Towton Battlefield Society and the Frei Compagnie. Member of Richard III Society.